Stabilization of Flail Chest and Fractured Sternum by Minimally Invasive Repair of Pectus Excavatum

Stabilization of Flail Chest and Fractured Sternum by Minimally Invasive Repair of Pectus Excavatum

Abstract We report a 55-year-old male patient with a massive flail chest that required chest stabilization by minimally invasive repair of pectus excavatum (MIRPE) employing a Nuss bar. Surgical stabilization of severe flail chest and fractured sternum with Nuss bar by MIRPE is a safe and useful tre...

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Main Authors: Murat Akkuş, Ayfer Utkusavaş, Murat Hanözü, Mehmet Kaya, Ihsan Bakir
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Georg Thieme Verlag KG 2015-08-01
Series:The Thoracic & Cardiovascular Surgeon Reports
Subjects:
flail chest
nuss bar
sternal fracture
Online Access:http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/s-0035-1563399

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